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Frontier Markets joins the ACT collective with a Skilling x Women grant

March 28, 2024

Rural India has experienced a significant surge in phone and internet access in recent years. But despite this progress, communities in these areas still face significant challenges in accessing the benefits of e-commerce - with only around 12% of rural internet users being able to address their needs online.

Empowering the dreams of students in rural Maharashtra: How VOPA helped Annapurna aspire to become a District Collector

March 16, 2024

In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, the story of 15-year old Annapurna Jadhav unfolds—a tale of determination amid life's challenges. Annapurna had lost her father due to severe health issues, leaving her mother to single-handedly support their family by working at a mat-making company.

ACT welcomes Karya to the collective with our first Education x Women grant

January 10, 2024

As per the UNDP’s Multidimensional Poverty Index, 15% of India’s population, i.e ~200 million people, live in poverty.

ACT For Education doubles down on early childhood education with Rocket Learning

July 5, 2023

Rocket Learning is an ed-tech enterprise that aims to play a key role in enabling India to become the world’s largest, most effective early childhood development system that’s anchored with the government.

Enabling a one-stop shop ed-tech solution for low-income children with VOPA

July 5, 2023

VOPA is an ed-tech non-profit that’s making a significant difference in the education of the most marginalised students in Maharashtra. Their mission is to democratise digital learning and they’re doing it by leveraging technology and the network of government school teachers to create vernacular educational content in local languages.

ACT For Education renews its support to Top Parent

June 16, 2023

Top Parent is emerging as a powerful force in the space of FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) – striving to revolutionise education for underserved children in rural and remote parts of India.

ACT For Education brings English Quest on board

March 16, 2023

English Quest has developed an innovative curriculum that combines verbal and non-verbal cueing techniques to help students improve their English communication skills – available at an affordable price point of just Rs. 600 per student.

Vidyakul joins the ACT For Education collective

October 6, 2022

Vidyakul is a mobile app that offers both live & recorded classes, along with lecture notes and quizzes, for students in grades 9 to 12. Vidyakul employs local teachers to create vernacular educational content for all subjects with contextual examples to help students learn better.

Josh Skills joins the ACT For Education portfolio

September 6, 2022

ACT for Education is excited to partner with the JoshSkills team to open up affordable access to the app for youth from low-income backgrounds and develop intelligent content to personalise their learning journey!

ACT For Education portfolio comes together to reimagine edtech for Bharat

September 6, 2022

Different entrepreneurs explored a variety of topics such as collaborating with the government, role of digital public goods etc. We debated key challenges in the current system & brainstormed on enablers that could help us achieve educational social impact at scale.

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